What an insane effort, and very thoughtfully executed! That said, I am a representative from Barnum & Bailey Circus LLC. and you sir, are under arrest for being a total clown 🔨📜 You've been served. ✔️
My dude, where have you been in my life. Nobody has so accurately described my ADHD desire to spastically get more organized but meanwhile continue down the spiral of chaos of spastic project hopping. All while providing a product that feeds that need AND providing a entertaining and well communicated video on how to USE THE DAMN THING!
"ADHD desire to spastically get more organized but meanwhile continue down the spiral of chaos of spastic project hopping" - You couldn't have written my sentiments more accurately! Yup adhd'er here! Always looking for the next organisation system
finally, a new USEFUL way to waste even more filament attempting to print (and fail) while maintaining the delusion that I can keep my workspace clean!
To some extend yes, but not completely. I feel that it is a perfect compromise between Adam's and Jamie's point of view. Adam Savage's first-order retrievability is encapsulated within a broader paradigm that is ''visual cacophony''...more simply put, if I don't see it then it doesn't exist. That trumps all else. He often said that drawers are where things go to die. Within a few notable exception for him like his machinist tools and his marking tools, most of it is reachable and visible at all time. In his first version, it was a toolbox where most tools where at hand reach without having to move another one. Nowadays, in his shop. it really really evolved into a broader philosophy. First order retrievability is also about if I need a hammer near tool X and a hammer near tool y, I will get two hammers for each spot. In a stark contrast, in Jamie's shop all hammers were at the hammer spot on the shop. That back and forth drove Adam crazy because it prevented him to go into a flow. Jamie used that time to rethink every aspect of his aspect through. Now, in both cases...they had huge shop compared to our average hobby shops. Coming back to this video, Adam savage would love a lot of the implementations, but might not like the tool chest part. Needless to say, I love the project and I get inspired by all makers to make stuff and organize.
@@simonmarcoux5879 all good points of course. But I think the genius of Zack's new system is that it is compatible with both paradigms of organization. I have a suspicion that as the post reorganization entropy settle in, the Voidstar lab will again settle into a more Adam like state, ie with the things in drawers closer to where it is used. But, since the original design had this in mind (ie easy moving, the grouping trays, labels on top) all relevant parts or tools stay together when moved, visible when needed, stacked and stowed when not. It allows for the best of both worlds. I think different organizational structures suit different people's making style, but this system can adapt to both
@@jeandrepeach I am sorry if my post could give the idea that it was a critique of Zack's new system. I think it is genius. You are absolutely right about it being compatible with both (I'd go as far as say: any) paradigms. I often get carried away when discussing shop organization. I just love it even more than I love doing the commission work that brings the bacon for the shop.
Happened to a friend. I was there. Alone... This was gold! My dear TH-camr, you are awesome. Thanks for sharing your life and time with random unknown people like us!
The "ambitiously impossible cleanup campaigns being 'catnip for ADHD haver-ers'" and him having "AD-Ultra-HD 4k 120 FPS" did it for me. This dude is my dude ;) I relate to this video more than any video (or fantasy / dream / etc.) I've EVER watched/had before...
As a non-native english speaker i love to watch your videos for tongue-twisters and funny lines but this is next level ADHS! Thanks for the designs, will print a lot of them...
I work in a warehouse and the magnum sharpies are reserved for people who work on the dock stacking pallets in the vans. I once found one of them lying around somewhere in the warehouse and I kept it for a week, asking periodically of random coworkers if they wanted to touch my big thing. Since then I have a fondness for them. The mention of them in this video greatly gruntled me.
@@satibel there are other stimulants fwiw, my childhood psychiatrist had me on focalin, and when my tolerance built up to max dose not being effective, vyvanse, which was nice at first until tics became so intense we had to go back to focalin. I have my concerns about how it affected my health, but thats a whole thing itself. Anyway, Im so glad you were able to access diagnostics! They can be harder for adults to get access to, but it helps to go in and self-advocate for it being seriously considered etc. Self-dx is a useful tool for figuring shit out and getting coping mechanism and finding community, but for meds ya gonna need that official dx. Glad you were able to get it, and hope cardiology, or failing that other routes, goes well
@@ianflowforever amphetamines e.g vyvanse and amphetamines - like, e.g. (dex)-methylphenidate (ritalin and focalin) all require cardiologist checkup here (I think it technically doesn't but most doctors will refuse prescription without) Also it's not reimbursed because I haven't had them prescribed before 16.
The amount of thought that went into the usability, practicality and functionality of this storage system is amazing. Zach's higher functioning brain operates so fast, that the slightest distraction could equate to the loss of volumes of information. Analytical but brilliantly creative.
I’m so glad he didn’t teach me math… he say: “a+b=…” (I’d blink)… “…and that’s how u get the square root to be divided into pi, and skip n ski thru the quantum realm!” 😵💫
Oh man, the way the grid almost landed crooked but then slid into place at 8:10 was so satisfying my eyes involuntarily rolled back, my head lifted to the ceiling and I let out the same groan of satisfaction
@@RussellNelson He set it up so perfectly by starting with two quick successes, then while the last one is hung up, there's just enough time to build disbelief, anticipation, and to briefly question your existence before it falls right into place 🥰
You peaked my curiosity with your fantastic storage system You caught my attention with your rant on stealing ideas You won my love with your engineering things in a way to invite trolls then roasting them when you've already fixed their "issues with it"
I must have been living under a rock since this is the first video of yours I've seen. Love the way you present your ideas in a fun but educational manner. You are the first YTer that I've hit like and subscribe to before even finishing the first video. Keep up the excellent work. I'm looking forward to watching more.
The thing that amazes me is how well this meshes with Adam Savage's workshop organization ethos, which is "First order of retrievability" - everything he has is on display like this, on open racks and organized. I'm really excited to try printing these to help organize my workshop. I have a lot of little things like pliers, nippers, soldering tools, and other fine tools that would really benefit from this system.
Zach your dedication and sense of humor is why i keep coming back. its also nice and refreshing to see someone who genuinely has adhd like me actually deal with it in a realistic way that isnt condescending.
This is peak -ADHD- AD4K content. Thank you for making this, I think this will be very helpful for people who need to see the objects they own because they have no object permanence, like me!
These are perfection... So much so, I got every STL sorted into folders. And then loaded every design file into Fusion. Couldn't take any risk of it not all existing locally, and my mind simply wouldn't let it go when it tried to move on without doing that. (And I do use some of Chappel's work in household drawers and such, but that's a different application IMO.)
My bathroom looks like this. A 3d printed highly organized yet functional masterpiece. I did it in navy blue PLA. Its like organizational art. I focused more on using some complex grometries highlighting the functionaility of the 3d printer. The glass front bins was a wonderful touch, kudos on that.
A bathroom would probably be better served with using the 3d printer to make molds and using the molds to make silicone parts that can be sterilized from time to time. But, that's just me and it is a bit more involved.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade yea WAY to much effort. For things that cost a few dollars. Hobbies are good tho more power to you. Also pla or petg can be steralized extremely eaisily.
Adam, just gotta check... Do you concern trolls have some sort of a roster or a "designated concern troll" scheme? And if so, what are all the other concern trolls doing, if they're not being concerned? 😮
Everything about this video is so well done. Especially the snark Edit: Also, I would love to see you do a whole video on the topic of 'iDeA sTeALiNg!!!1'
@@ZackFreedman That seems fair. Got to say I appreciated not just the handling of the concern troll piece in this video, but also the timing - *juuuust* enough space there for people to start typing 'oMg MiCrOsCoPe sLiDeS aRe sO dAnGero...', then abandon the comment before posting it.
Every moment of this video is "here's how to make your shop adhd friendly", including the "don't worry about analysis paralysis, here's how to approach knowing what you need". Making things visible, reducing inhibitors/demotivators that may not seem like that big of a deal to others (ex. "having to dig through all these clear plastic bins and pop them open, hoping you don't drop it or screw up the dividers." Just... holy shit dude. This is great. First time I've watched any of your videos, so maybe that's your brand.
Stealthily concealed in the snark is an immense and genuine respect for his viewers and his community. That is why he will be one of the biggest creators out there.
I'd love to see some documentation on the system - standard sizes, details about the magnets, slides, etc that work with it. That'll help in planning as well as continuing it as a standard format!
I purchased Alex's system and am printing parts. I am now supporting your channel too. Great that you mention him. If anyone has a problem, support the people you like! I do.
This is one of the craziest things I've ever seen. The fact that you did all this work - and then made it free - blows my mind. I probably won't use it b/c I... I'm scared... but still.. KUDOS.
Utterly marvelous. I really need something like this in my nerdspace, thank you for the huge effort. Video was an absolute joy to watch as well, your wordplay is unmatched.
This video came on autoplay for me, but you've got a manic energy I can relate to, and your rapid fire "get in as many jokes as possible before anyone notices" delivery that I just love. Just subbed. You're fucking dope.
I feel like the round bit in the front to make it so you can scoop out the bits is an amazing optimization over the "stolen" idea. I want this on everything now. Seriously, capitalists, feel free to sell me less product for the same price, if it has this curved bit to help me scoop out the product.
Love this and I'm printing some things now! One suggestion would be to design it such that the bottom holes do not need support to print cleanly. The Voron team has a nice method to do this by inscribing the hole within 2 squares which end up getting bridged and then the hole placed on top. No post processing needed and they print cleanly.
This is the kind of thing I needed. I wasn't sure what it would be, but I think this is it. After a lifelong struggle learning to be organized, I've found that finding traditional storage solutions in hardware and dollar stores is extremely close to what I need, but has a lot of small annoyances that render it more of a hassle than an answer. I'm a very amateur tinkerer, model builder, and a dedicated musician. The amount of tools, beads, chips, plectrums, and assorted odds and ends I'm trying to keep neat are gonna feel right at home in my spaces with this system. Not to mention, dealing with neurological barriers to staying organized is gonna be way easier when I can customize it to fit my life. I'm gonna be using this a lot. Thank you, genuinely.
I just wanna say thank you Zack! You, and your content, is truly something special! Your aethetic, style , sense of humour , personality, intellectual ability and passion that you exhibit is potent. Watching you is like the equivalent of watching Harry potter when I was just a boy and having that feeling of just total awestruck after stubling upon something that I just felt was soo magical. I hope my radio frequencies are coming out crisp and clear but if not... You're a real Gem Zack, and I truly look up to you and I strive to add a little more Voidstar spark to my life.
as a fellow disorganized ADHD designer and maker, I just kept mentally shouting YES! YES!!! YEEEEES!! I just have a desperate love for modular storage that's so thoughtfully designed for humans to actually /physically interact with and use them/. This is the one project that is genuinely making me consider buying a 3d printer. you just earned a like, subscribe, AND a bell. :) I will absolutely be putting some of these in my studio.
Thanks! This doesn't begin to cover your time, but maybe it'll buy you the ability to talk to a barista about what a coffee might cost and taste like if I wasn't so cheap. Great stuff. I'm probably going to print these with a Mars 2 pro, so I can't print the full grid, but I'll improvise.
How'd printing them in resin go? I intend to print mine on a bambu labs P1S, but I'm curious about how resin worked. I only have a photon mono 4k for resin right now. Might go for a larger and faster one eventually
This looks awesome, I'll make sure to save it to a playlist so that I can come back in 10 years when I can actually afford this kind of hobby, and hope that the files are still available online then.
This is incredible for people with adhd and/or ocd (me). I can always remember the location of items but never what they look like. Not only does Adam savage talk about first order retrievability, it's a common practice in the military too. What filament are you printing with? My guess is PETG.
dude your dialogue has me laughing so much i forget that im here to learn something. this is my most rewarding subscription. thank you for making content of this caliber.
I hope this system gets the attention it deserves! REALLY impressed with the incredible amount of thought that has gone into it. I hate having a million different systems to hold things. I have CNC Mill/ Lathe parts in a huge number of Dollar General Tupperware containers, DeWault click together boxes and small parts organizers. I find the DeWault system pieces I have works well enough and is easy to 3D print inserts. But they cost money just to get a product I have to modify to use and they really weren't intended for my purposes! I'll certainly be trying the Gridfinity! The only issue I see in my personal application is lack of sufficient printers to make it in less than 1000 years! Certainly going to try though!
I love that he could have just made a bunch of different sized boxes like most people, but instead went so far as to make specific boxes for weird sharpie shapes and glue sticks and a million other things. He went the extra light year nevermind mile.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade this. thats why i love his parametric designs so much, you just plop your own numbers in, cut out a bunch of shapes and boom, finished new thing
This video had me and my husband in stitches laughing! (The dead horse push pop really did us in) Extremely cool project that we absolutely will be taking advantage of once our 3D printer arrives in a few weeks. Thanks for doing this!
I like how you admit it was another dude's idea that inspired it but I like how you changed and made it better for you. I actually much prefer your revisions.
When I designed my storage boxes, I made the grid on the boxes half the size as the grid system so you can place the boxes in half increments. It allows more variety of container sizes and placements in drawers. Good video.
This is looking very promising. Going to print a few and try them out. Thanks a lot for sharing them properly. Hopefully Alex will see the light and open-source his designs, too.
This is awesome. I do small precision work with optics and mechanics, and this organization/first order system for all of the small tools and components will be incredibly helpful. Thank you for creating it and sharing it, and for the inspiration.
My workshop isn't big enough yet to care about doing any of this or hearing about how you keep your shop clean. But I stayed thoroughly entertained by the jokes in between. Absolutely genius.
Lovely! Would also be cool to experiment with paper - making these storages with shredded and pressed paper can be alternative to 3d printing them, benefiting in cost of material and making them a touch more sustanable
As an ex chef with OCD I can appreciate this greatly, we have a French term.. Mise en place... which basically means... everything in its place. It is a philosophy of arranging your work area so that you can work as effectively and efficiently as possible. One thing I find that helps immensely is to work out how to minimise the amount of tools you need to do a certain job, it is easy to have information overload when you are trying to perform a task and you have too many things around you. Also consistency, try not to change things too much, find a good way that works for you then stick to it, you can modify it once you have become comfortable with it. Take a step back, I have found that the only way to move forwards is to take steps back. It is easy to find yourself in a position where you can't see the wood for the trees. Force yourself to view things objectively, that is where reality exists, not in a subjective view point. You can either be lost in a crowd of people or standing on a hill looking at the whole crowd.
I have custom ink samples for my fountain pens that come in the exact same centrifuge style holders. I can't believe how well that one gridfinity module is gonna work for me
I use my ES121, all the time. I didn't use it for the first 2 years of ownership but then I printed a holder to keep it within finger's reach on my electronics bench and now I use it constantly. Great tool. It's not worth getting out to use, most times, but is absolutely brilliant if it's right there and handy.
Just recently started checking out 3D printing. Simply because of this video (and the fact you're providing free plans), I will entertain the idea of a 3D printer just to try and get my life's crap organized! Thanks for the video and keep those super ADHD ideas forever flowing, great stuff!
Wow! These organizers are literally what's been on my todo list to make. I have Alexandre's organizers for my drawers, but wanted something like it but for the desktop. You just save me hours of work that I might have never got around to, thank you.
Aside from the other observations and commentary that covers most of the awesomeness of this project (and nods to Alexandre Chappel) I just wanted to loudly applaud the monumental "Wall o' Text @6:42 ... That is totally worth the rest of the video on its own... I have no problem with a little short lived "protection" for something new and innovative to give a chance to earn a bit of profit from it... but I hate those that hoard it for decades (like the 3D printing patent) that stifled creativity for so long... There are a few rare fields where maintaining a hold is practical, like in the latest wanton changing of movies and stories because certain people are too lazy or creative to make new things (looking at you Amazon, DC, Marvel, et cetera) nothing wrong with adding into it, but there are "rules" to play in those worlds... Rock on Mister Zack!
The “IP and ideasteals” writes are absolute treasure! What parts trays?! Those thoughts are spot on! Awesome project btw, I look forward to melting myself a set soon. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Doctor's advice: play this video at 75% speed ! (I'm 60+ and even at this speed I had to rewind regularly... and wind-down a lot at the end of the video.. like really "a lot lot" ... a "lot lot lot") A ton of great information and a genius system. Thank you so much Zack for donating this free of charge to all of us you are a good person... correction: you are a great person /chriV
This is fantastic. I love Alexandre Chappel's system (did a desk with it) but gridfinity being open source, having a standard grid size, and standardized stackability is a major win. I would love to see the base grids and a few standard trays done in openscad for easy customization.
I've actually been trying to do this with cadquery. Inspired by Alexandre's design actually. But been working on it on and off, and it's still not there yet.
This is an amazing idea and you beat me to sitting down and printing out my own (inferior) set of tool trays by minutes! Guess my printer is going to be grinding out parts for the next few days/weeks. Thanks and you've got a like and new subscribe!
"I'm just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks to the Like button" did, in fact, get me to push the Like button. Well done, sirrah. This entire project feels like taking a DeWalt or other high-end modular storage container and passing it through Adam Savage's "first order retrievability" criteron. Which is meant to be a compliment, so I hope it sounds like one. It also exactly meshes with my counter-argument to one of Maker's Muse's concerns about the recent AnkerMake commercial. In yon commercial, Anker shows a parent have an idea and go straight to 3d printing it, to make a toy for their child. Angus points out that this only works if one can 3d model, and the weakness of the whole "have an idea and then make your own bespoke item" concept is that 3d modelling is a skill that must be learnt. (Learnt is also a word, if you're collecting them. At least for those of us who aren't Americans.) My counter-argument is that there's room in-between "I did the whole process myself" and "make the mass produced item work" for things like this: a project where someone else has done the heavy 3d design work lifting, but where I can take the results and make something that fits my specific needs better and more flexibly than a mass produced object. Anyway: thanks for the video! I enjoyed it, it was a good way to spend 20 minutes! I've definitely got some uses for your tool storage stuff popping into my mind. Now I just face the two big roadblocks of: figuring out what's going to be useful, and freeing up printer time and filament to actually print tools and not other stuff. :)
We probably already broke some just by talking about them here on TH-cam. That smooth way the liquid films the cover and the plate together when you make a sample is totally worth it every time tho :3
I don't know about #gridfinity, but this is one of the most entertaining videos I've seen all month. We have a few AD Ultra HD 4Ks who run a few 3D printers, making spacecraft parts at ASU. I hesitate to ask, but how do you store cables?
Dunno about zach, but I do labeled ziplock gallon sized bags in a clear tote. Label the tops and its real easy to rifle through, pull the bag you want, and shove it back. Within the bag, every cable has its own velcro ties, so that they don't self-knot. Had this system for years, best I've found so far.
My god... did this guy take a breath in this entire video. Really useful info, just coming to this hobby recently, so may start small and grow from there.
I don't think this is a good project ... I think it's one of the most awesome things I've ever seen in the 3d printing community of all time. Thank you so much Zack. The only think I didn't like is that you have only 309 thousand subs. You deserve millions! Cheers from Brazil
FPV pilot here. Just now stumbled into Gridfinity. Going to be 3d printing for months, but I'm so stoked on this system. Thanks for sharing! Also-thanks for keeping that 100% entertaining. Fucking hilarious, dude...
I'm a boilermaker and love my tools but HATE that toolboxes and chests are just big flat drawers and tools are able to just roll around getting frisky with each other. I hate a chaotic toolbox, I need organisation, and to utilize space and volume to it's best capacity. (off the shelf items just don't do it for me) I also design in Solidworks. Guess it's time to buy a printer! FYI, I did watch Alex's videos back then, but I already have a fastener chest with tons of bins. So if it means anything, seeing YOUR video has inspired me! Oh! and with your marker holder, change it so they are stored lid down, that way the tips are always wet and don't dry up, you'll get much longer life out of them =)
I just stumbled on this - from my cookie group if you can believe it 😮 and I think you are my new hero! I’m saving to buy a 3D printer next year - I’m looking at the Prusa! Thank you, thank you 💕💕
This is the first video of yours I've watched and I had to Unlike it just so I could Like it again. I never, EVER watch YT videos without skipping most of them. I watched every second of this masterpiece and never once felt the urge to skip ahead or even run it at 2x speed. Well done sir, you've earned another subscriber!
🗿 This spot reserved for Alexandre Chappel 🗿
This video was supposed to be up for April Fools but it's late.
the adhd strikes again :)
That's the April fool's joke.
he may not show lol
It's still April, technically. You fool
It was still worth it
"McMaster Carr just won't stop sending me the parts I keep ordering"
That, my friend, is whole damn mood right there.
Huh, Seems if I just wait long enough, the projects I planned to do, seem to do themselves! Thanks!
Now you don't even need to store all the stuff that helps you print all this stuff.
make more videos plz
this is happening way too much to me, maybe i'm just lazy but it works
🤣 that was my thought exactly.
Hurray for procrastianation
What an insane effort, and very thoughtfully executed! That said, I am a representative from Barnum & Bailey Circus LLC. and you sir, are under arrest for being a total clown 🔨📜 You've been served. ✔️
I had no idea that Angus was affiliated with the circus. I feel so mislead.
@@BrainSlugs83 Angus? The logo looks inspired by but isn't the real thing.
@@BrainSlugs83 Angus is Maker's Muse. Make Anything is Devin
Dang! I really liked reading it with Angus's accent.
My dude, where have you been in my life. Nobody has so accurately described my ADHD desire to spastically get more organized but meanwhile continue down the spiral of chaos of spastic project hopping. All while providing a product that feeds that need AND providing a entertaining and well communicated video on how to USE THE DAMN THING!
"ADHD desire to spastically get more organized but meanwhile continue down the spiral of chaos of spastic project hopping" - You couldn't have written my sentiments more accurately! Yup adhd'er here! Always looking for the next organisation system
@@kingmonkeyno1same here! I feel seen! 😂
4:57 "It happened to a friend... I was there... alone"such a freaking great line.
I lost it
I subscribed because of this line
finally, a new USEFUL way to waste even more filament attempting to print (and fail) while maintaining the delusion that I can keep my workspace clean!
At least you are contributing to the collection of print scrap that you have the delusion of melting down and extruding into useable filament someday!
@@RichardBronosky Im glad im not the only one
@@RichardBronosky lol yeah.
Only took me a year but now i can set and forget my printer! Still paranoid and baby it everyday!
@@RichardBronosky I also said this to myself, I just didn’t say when. *4x 90l bins full atm*
This project really captures the first-order retrievability Adam Savage often talks about
To some extend yes, but not completely. I feel that it is a perfect compromise between Adam's and Jamie's point of view.
Adam Savage's first-order retrievability is encapsulated within a broader paradigm that is ''visual cacophony''...more simply put, if I don't see it then it doesn't exist. That trumps all else.
He often said that drawers are where things go to die. Within a few notable exception for him like his machinist tools and his marking tools, most of it is reachable and visible at all time. In his first version, it was a toolbox where most tools where at hand reach without having to move another one. Nowadays, in his shop. it really really evolved into a broader philosophy.
First order retrievability is also about if I need a hammer near tool X and a hammer near tool y, I will get two hammers for each spot. In a stark contrast, in Jamie's shop all hammers were at the hammer spot on the shop. That back and forth drove Adam crazy because it prevented him to go into a flow. Jamie used that time to rethink every aspect of his aspect through.
Now, in both cases...they had huge shop compared to our average hobby shops.
Coming back to this video, Adam savage would love a lot of the implementations, but might not like the tool chest part.
Needless to say, I love the project and I get inspired by all makers to make stuff and organize.
@@simonmarcoux5879 all good points of course. But I think the genius of Zack's new system is that it is compatible with both paradigms of organization. I have a suspicion that as the post reorganization entropy settle in, the Voidstar lab will again settle into a more Adam like state, ie with the things in drawers closer to where it is used. But, since the original design had this in mind (ie easy moving, the grouping trays, labels on top) all relevant parts or tools stay together when moved, visible when needed, stacked and stowed when not. It allows for the best of both worlds.
I think different organizational structures suit different people's making style, but this system can adapt to both
@@jeandrepeach
I am sorry if my post could give the idea that it was a critique of Zack's new system. I think it is genius. You are absolutely right about it being compatible with both (I'd go as far as say: any) paradigms.
I often get carried away when discussing shop organization. I just love it even more than I love doing the commission
work that brings the bacon for the shop.
Indeed. It's not exactly the way he works, but would work for a lot of us that work well with the concept. And he has been doing more 3d printing...
@@jeandrepeach I think things like the pliers/side-cutters holder is more along the lines of Jamie's philosophy, as Simon was saying.
Happened to a friend. I was there. Alone...
This was gold! My dear TH-camr, you are awesome. Thanks for sharing your life and time with random unknown people like us!
This system is honestly life-changing. I literally love you for making this. But also, "dead horse push pops" and "grower not shower" made my day.
The "ambitiously impossible cleanup campaigns being 'catnip for ADHD haver-ers'" and him having "AD-Ultra-HD 4k 120 FPS" did it for me. This dude is my dude ;) I relate to this video more than any video (or fantasy / dream / etc.) I've EVER watched/had before...
Eligoo RULES!
As a non-native english speaker i love to watch your videos for tongue-twisters and funny lines but this is next level ADHS! Thanks for the designs, will print a lot of them...
I work in a warehouse and the magnum sharpies are reserved for people who work on the dock stacking pallets in the vans. I once found one of them lying around somewhere in the warehouse and I kept it for a week, asking periodically of random coworkers if they wanted to touch my big thing. Since then I have a fondness for them. The mention of them in this video greatly gruntled me.
The microscope slide reuse is absolutely genius
14:01 Speaking from experience, I had a genuine visceral reaction to this. Total fight-or-flight mode. I love this channel
The sizzling sound effect sent shivers down my carpal tunnel.
I love this. Warming up the printer. My ham shack needs this.
Even the grid size promises to be the answer to basically everything. Love it!
As someone who never outgrew the “object permanence” stage of development, this is a godsend. Thank you!!!
Ah, so your phone tends to teleport randomly too.
@@satibel as an adhd-haver this is a common problem, yall may wanna check the dsm5 for adhd =w=;;
@@ianflowforever I did even better and got my diagnosis.
Still need cardiologist appointment for ritalin though.
@@satibel there are other stimulants fwiw, my childhood psychiatrist had me on focalin, and when my tolerance built up to max dose not being effective, vyvanse, which was nice at first until tics became so intense we had to go back to focalin.
I have my concerns about how it affected my health, but thats a whole thing itself.
Anyway, Im so glad you were able to access diagnostics! They can be harder for adults to get access to, but it helps to go in and self-advocate for it being seriously considered etc.
Self-dx is a useful tool for figuring shit out and getting coping mechanism and finding community, but for meds ya gonna need that official dx.
Glad you were able to get it, and hope cardiology, or failing that other routes, goes well
@@ianflowforever amphetamines e.g vyvanse and amphetamines - like, e.g. (dex)-methylphenidate (ritalin and focalin) all require cardiologist checkup here (I think it technically doesn't but most doctors will refuse prescription without)
Also it's not reimbursed because I haven't had them prescribed before 16.
The amount of thought that went into the usability, practicality and functionality of this storage system is amazing. Zach's higher functioning brain operates so fast, that the slightest distraction could equate to the loss of volumes of information. Analytical but brilliantly creative.
The struggle is real ...
And the award for most prolific nutsack shiner goes to ^^^^^.....
I’m so glad he didn’t teach me math… he say: “a+b=…” (I’d blink)… “…and that’s how u get the square root to be divided into pi, and skip n ski thru the quantum realm!” 😵💫
I just sit in awe as he rattles off one amusing thing after another. The Robin Wiliams of makers.
Oh man, the way the grid almost landed crooked but then slid into place at 8:10 was so satisfying my eyes involuntarily rolled back, my head lifted to the ceiling and I let out the same groan of satisfaction
I agree, pure ahegao inducing
The OCD is strong in this one.
@@RussellNelson He set it up so perfectly by starting with two quick successes, then while the last one is hung up, there's just enough time to build disbelief, anticipation, and to briefly question your existence before it falls right into place 🥰
You peaked my curiosity with your fantastic storage system
You caught my attention with your rant on stealing ideas
You won my love with your engineering things in a way to invite trolls then roasting them when you've already fixed their "issues with it"
piqued*
*Pinned
And you spoke my mind!
I must have been living under a rock since this is the first video of yours I've seen. Love the way you present your ideas in a fun but educational manner. You are the first YTer that I've hit like and subscribe to before even finishing the first video. Keep up the excellent work. I'm looking forward to watching more.
The thing that amazes me is how well this meshes with Adam Savage's workshop organization ethos, which is "First order of retrievability" - everything he has is on display like this, on open racks and organized. I'm really excited to try printing these to help organize my workshop. I have a lot of little things like pliers, nippers, soldering tools, and other fine tools that would really benefit from this system.
Zach your dedication and sense of humor is why i keep coming back. its also nice and refreshing to see someone who genuinely has adhd like me actually deal with it in a realistic way that isnt condescending.
This is peak -ADHD- AD4K content. Thank you for making this, I think this will be very helpful for people who need to see the objects they own because they have no object permanence, like me!
AD4Kontent
These are perfection... So much so, I got every STL sorted into folders. And then loaded every design file into Fusion. Couldn't take any risk of it not all existing locally, and my mind simply wouldn't let it go when it tried to move on without doing that. (And I do use some of Chappel's work in household drawers and such, but that's a different application IMO.)
Seriously! I cackled because yup thats the adhd-haver humor
My bathroom looks like this. A 3d printed highly organized yet functional masterpiece. I did it in navy blue PLA. Its like organizational art. I focused more on using some complex grometries highlighting the functionaility of the 3d printer. The glass front bins was a wonderful touch, kudos on that.
A bathroom would probably be better served with using the 3d printer to make molds and using the molds to make silicone parts that can be sterilized from time to time. But, that's just me and it is a bit more involved.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade yea WAY to much effort. For things that cost a few dollars. Hobbies are good tho more power to you. Also pla or petg can be steralized extremely eaisily.
Oh my god the magnum comment had me in tears... just getting into 3d printing and this was the best video so far
my favorite part of every episode is when Zack calls out the concern trolls, this one was especially good because I was today's episodes concern troll
😂
Adam, just gotta check... Do you concern trolls have some sort of a roster or a "designated concern troll" scheme? And if so, what are all the other concern trolls doing, if they're not being concerned? 😮
ah man he got me a couple of times too!! 😂
Everything about this video is so well done. Especially the snark
Edit: Also, I would love to see you do a whole video on the topic of 'iDeA sTeALiNg!!!1'
@Atomic Shrimp
I'm a big fan and your work is great too
One day, when I decide I'm done with this career and it's time to capsize it, I'll start expressing opinions
@@ZackFreedman That seems fair. Got to say I appreciated not just the handling of the concern troll piece in this video, but also the timing - *juuuust* enough space there for people to start typing 'oMg MiCrOsCoPe sLiDeS aRe sO dAnGero...', then abandon the comment before posting it.
@@ZackFreedman Don't take this the wrong way, but when yo u put it that way, I can't wait for you to capsize your career. :P
@@ZackFreedman "talent borrows, genius steals." - Me 🤣
I've watched this video a number of times, and literally come back once in a while for the wit and language choices.
Every moment of this video is "here's how to make your shop adhd friendly", including the "don't worry about analysis paralysis, here's how to approach knowing what you need". Making things visible, reducing inhibitors/demotivators that may not seem like that big of a deal to others (ex. "having to dig through all these clear plastic bins and pop them open, hoping you don't drop it or screw up the dividers."
Just... holy shit dude. This is great.
First time I've watched any of your videos, so maybe that's your brand.
I'm a mechanic and we really appreciate organization in our toolboxes. I am really excited to see how I can utilize this system at my work. Thanks 👍
Stealthily concealed in the snark is an immense and genuine respect for his viewers and his community. That is why he will be one of the biggest creators out there.
I'd love to see some documentation on the system - standard sizes, details about the magnets, slides, etc that work with it. That'll help in planning as well as continuing it as a standard format!
I got some 6x2mm magnets from amazon.. having a heck of time gluing the in there tho
@@WOLFPACKED Do you know what orientation is usually used for the magnets?
I purchased Alex's system and am printing parts. I am now supporting your channel too. Great that you mention him. If anyone has a problem, support the people you like! I do.
This is one of the craziest things I've ever seen. The fact that you did all this work - and then made it free - blows my mind. I probably won't use it b/c I... I'm scared... but still.. KUDOS.
Utterly marvelous. I really need something like this in my nerdspace, thank you for the huge effort. Video was an absolute joy to watch as well, your wordplay is unmatched.
This video came on autoplay for me, but you've got a manic energy I can relate to, and your rapid fire "get in as many jokes as possible before anyone notices" delivery that I just love. Just subbed. You're fucking dope.
I feel like the round bit in the front to make it so you can scoop out the bits is an amazing optimization over the "stolen" idea. I want this on everything now. Seriously, capitalists, feel free to sell me less product for the same price, if it has this curved bit to help me scoop out the product.
I've seen other designs have it, but the scoops are so tiny! I ran the numbers, and the difference between a 5mm and 25mm scoop is like 5% of capacity
Yes! This is why I have a cash register coin tray on my workbench for most commonly used zip screws. The scoop is worth all of it.
@@ZackFreedman 5% of capacity and 80% of utility.
Heck, whatsisname might want to add that back to his system and he can get accused of stealing, as we all hope to be one day.
Love this and I'm printing some things now! One suggestion would be to design it such that the bottom holes do not need support to print cleanly. The Voron team has a nice method to do this by inscribing the hole within 2 squares which end up getting bridged and then the hole placed on top. No post processing needed and they print cleanly.
How about a link for those of us who are mechanically visualization limited 😁
This is the kind of thing I needed. I wasn't sure what it would be, but I think this is it.
After a lifelong struggle learning to be organized, I've found that finding traditional storage solutions in hardware and dollar stores is extremely close to what I need, but has a lot of small annoyances that render it more of a hassle than an answer. I'm a very amateur tinkerer, model builder, and a dedicated musician. The amount of tools, beads, chips, plectrums, and assorted odds and ends I'm trying to keep neat are gonna feel right at home in my spaces with this system. Not to mention, dealing with neurological barriers to staying organized is gonna be way easier when I can customize it to fit my life.
I'm gonna be using this a lot. Thank you, genuinely.
I just wanna say thank you Zack!
You, and your content, is truly something special!
Your aethetic, style , sense of humour , personality, intellectual ability and passion that you exhibit is potent.
Watching you is like the equivalent of watching Harry potter when I was just a boy and having that feeling of just total awestruck after stubling upon something that I just felt was soo magical.
I hope my radio frequencies are coming out crisp and clear but if not...
You're a real Gem Zack, and I truly look up to you and I strive to add a little more Voidstar spark to my life.
as a fellow disorganized ADHD designer and maker, I just kept mentally shouting YES! YES!!! YEEEEES!!
I just have a desperate love for modular storage that's so thoughtfully designed for humans to actually /physically interact with and use them/. This is the one project that is genuinely making me consider buying a 3d printer. you just earned a like, subscribe, AND a bell. :) I will absolutely be putting some of these in my studio.
now we need to make a storage for the modular storage parts that are not in use
Thanks! This doesn't begin to cover your time, but maybe it'll buy you the ability to talk to a barista about what a coffee might cost and taste like if I wasn't so cheap. Great stuff. I'm probably going to print these with a Mars 2 pro, so I can't print the full grid, but I'll improvise.
How'd printing them in resin go? I intend to print mine on a bambu labs P1S, but I'm curious about how resin worked.
I only have a photon mono 4k for resin right now. Might go for a larger and faster one eventually
Holy shit. I'd give up on the rest and just turn this channel into 100% PJ impressions. That was perfect
Brother, the amount of effort you must put into these videos amaze me. The literary devices dedicated for you literal lateral devices is amazing.
FINALLY A USABLE SYSTEM (thank you so much Zack im gonna print a million of these)
the worlds best "ripoff artist": Zack Freedman
@@storbytronics i was about to be mildly annoyed on zach's behalf and then
You can actually print many fewer than a milllion, and still have a usable system.
This looks awesome, I'll make sure to save it to a playlist so that I can come back in 10 years when I can actually afford this kind of hobby, and hope that the files are still available online then.
This is incredible for people with adhd and/or ocd (me). I can always remember the location of items but never what they look like. Not only does Adam savage talk about first order retrievability, it's a common practice in the military too. What filament are you printing with? My guess is PETG.
"Dissolved into a puff of entropy on the carpet below" is one of the greatest phrases I've ever heard
dude your dialogue has me laughing so much i forget that im here to learn something. this is my most rewarding subscription. thank you for making content of this caliber.
I hope this system gets the attention it deserves! REALLY impressed with the incredible amount of thought that has gone into it. I hate having a million different systems to hold things. I have CNC Mill/ Lathe parts in a huge number of Dollar General Tupperware containers, DeWault click together boxes and small parts organizers. I find the DeWault system pieces I have works well enough and is easy to 3D print inserts. But they cost money just to get a product I have to modify to use and they really weren't intended for my purposes! I'll certainly be trying the Gridfinity! The only issue I see in my personal application is lack of sufficient printers to make it in less than 1000 years! Certainly going to try though!
I love that he could have just made a bunch of different sized boxes like most people, but instead went so far as to make specific boxes for weird sharpie shapes and glue sticks and a million other things. He went the extra light year nevermind mile.
Once he had the outside for various numbers of squares, making the inside individualize was probably not that much work.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade this. thats why i love his parametric designs so much, you just plop your own numbers in, cut out a bunch of shapes and boom, finished new thing
This video had me and my husband in stitches laughing! (The dead horse push pop really did us in) Extremely cool project that we absolutely will be taking advantage of once our 3D printer arrives in a few weeks. Thanks for doing this!
I like how you admit it was another dude's idea that inspired it but I like how you changed and made it better for you. I actually much prefer your revisions.
When I designed my storage boxes, I made the grid on the boxes half the size as the grid system so you can place the boxes in half increments. It allows more variety of container sizes and placements in drawers. Good video.
This is looking very promising. Going to print a few and try them out.
Thanks a lot for sharing them properly.
Hopefully Alex will see the light and open-source his designs, too.
So over the top yet so necessary. Thank you 🙏🏽
This is awesome. I do small precision work with optics and mechanics, and this organization/first order system for all of the small tools and components will be incredibly helpful. Thank you for creating it and sharing it, and for the inspiration.
Hi Zack. I only found your channel today and this is the first video I watched. You are now my favourite person on the planet!
My workshop isn't big enough yet to care about doing any of this or hearing about how you keep your shop clean. But I stayed thoroughly entertained by the jokes in between. Absolutely genius.
Lovely! Would also be cool to experiment with paper - making these storages with shredded and pressed paper can be alternative to 3d printing them, benefiting in cost of material and making them a touch more sustanable
As an ex chef with OCD I can appreciate this greatly, we have a French term.. Mise en place... which basically means... everything in its place.
It is a philosophy of arranging your work area so that you can work as effectively and efficiently as possible.
One thing I find that helps immensely is to work out how to minimise the amount of tools you need to do a certain job, it is easy to have information overload when you are trying to perform a task and you have too many things around you.
Also consistency, try not to change things too much, find a good way that works for you then stick to it, you can modify it once you have become comfortable with it.
Take a step back, I have found that the only way to move forwards is to take steps back. It is easy to find yourself in a position where you can't see the wood for the trees.
Force yourself to view things objectively, that is where reality exists, not in a subjective view point. You can either be lost in a crowd of people or standing on a hill looking at the whole crowd.
You're a sex chef??? What does that even .... I can't ....
@@RussellNelson It means.... if you play your cards right daddy will give you some pudding ;)
I have custom ink samples for my fountain pens that come in the exact same centrifuge style holders. I can't believe how well that one gridfinity module is gonna work for me
I use my ES121, all the time. I didn't use it for the first 2 years of ownership but then I printed a holder to keep it within finger's reach on my electronics bench and now I use it constantly. Great tool. It's not worth getting out to use, most times, but is absolutely brilliant if it's right there and handy.
Best serious useful giggle ive had in ages as i sit and relate and definately need this everywhere 🤦🏼♀️ right down to the colours
Just recently started checking out 3D printing. Simply because of this video (and the fact you're providing free plans), I will entertain the idea of a 3D printer just to try and get my life's crap organized! Thanks for the video and keep those super ADHD ideas forever flowing, great stuff!
Wow! These organizers are literally what's been on my todo list to make. I have Alexandre's organizers for my drawers, but wanted something like it but for the desktop. You just save me hours of work that I might have never got around to, thank you.
Aside from the other observations and commentary that covers most of the awesomeness of this project (and nods to Alexandre Chappel) I just wanted to loudly applaud the monumental "Wall o' Text @6:42 ... That is totally worth the rest of the video on its own... I have no problem with a little short lived "protection" for something new and innovative to give a chance to earn a bit of profit from it... but I hate those that hoard it for decades (like the 3D printing patent) that stifled creativity for so long... There are a few rare fields where maintaining a hold is practical, like in the latest wanton changing of movies and stories because certain people are too lazy or creative to make new things (looking at you Amazon, DC, Marvel, et cetera) nothing wrong with adding into it, but there are "rules" to play in those worlds... Rock on Mister Zack!
That sizzle on the soldering iron though! AUCH! My hat off to you Sir, this is impeccable work
My Elegoo Neptune 3 will be shipped next month but damn, I am so happy that I found your channel xD
Amazing work! Looking forward to remixes and different uses! Thank you.
Absolutely brilliant! This would definitely solve my storage problems without pigeon holing me into a rigid storage thingy.
The “IP and ideasteals” writes are absolute treasure! What parts trays?! Those thoughts are spot on! Awesome project btw, I look forward to melting myself a set soon. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Doctor's advice: play this video at 75% speed ! (I'm 60+ and even at this speed I had to rewind regularly... and wind-down a lot at the end of the video.. like really "a lot lot" ... a "lot lot lot")
A ton of great information and a genius system.
Thank you so much Zack for donating this free of charge to all of us
you are a good person... correction: you are a great person
/chriV
This is the best thing I have witnessed in my entire life, I want my whole house to be organised this way 😅
This is fantastic. I love Alexandre Chappel's system (did a desk with it) but gridfinity being open source, having a standard grid size, and standardized stackability is a major win. I would love to see the base grids and a few standard trays done in openscad for easy customization.
Chappel's system is sweet. I did get the Master Plan version
I've actually been trying to do this with cadquery. Inspired by Alexandre's design actually. But been working on it on and off, and it's still not there yet.
If you haven’t already seen the more recent videos, someone has done it, mentioned by him. The OpenSCAD files are on github.
@@strictnonconformist7369 Awesome!
This is an amazing idea and you beat me to sitting down and printing out my own (inferior) set of tool trays by minutes!
Guess my printer is going to be grinding out parts for the next few days/weeks.
Thanks and you've got a like and new subscribe!
Anyone else watch Zachs videos on repeat just because they make you laugh? Better than any comedy show.
This might be the single greatest TH-cam video I've ever seen.
you just reorganized the machine shop I work at and made me a more valuable employee. Thank you.
"I'm just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks to the Like button" did, in fact, get me to push the Like button. Well done, sirrah.
This entire project feels like taking a DeWalt or other high-end modular storage container and passing it through Adam Savage's "first order retrievability" criteron. Which is meant to be a compliment, so I hope it sounds like one. It also exactly meshes with my counter-argument to one of Maker's Muse's concerns about the recent AnkerMake commercial. In yon commercial, Anker shows a parent have an idea and go straight to 3d printing it, to make a toy for their child. Angus points out that this only works if one can 3d model, and the weakness of the whole "have an idea and then make your own bespoke item" concept is that 3d modelling is a skill that must be learnt.
(Learnt is also a word, if you're collecting them. At least for those of us who aren't Americans.)
My counter-argument is that there's room in-between "I did the whole process myself" and "make the mass produced item work" for things like this: a project where someone else has done the heavy 3d design work lifting, but where I can take the results and make something that fits my specific needs better and more flexibly than a mass produced object.
Anyway: thanks for the video! I enjoyed it, it was a good way to spend 20 minutes! I've definitely got some uses for your tool storage stuff popping into my mind. Now I just face the two big roadblocks of: figuring out what's going to be useful, and freeing up printer time and filament to actually print tools and not other stuff. :)
I feel like spending a few weeks designing holder after holder to solve every storage issue must have felt like pure euphoria for zack
I strongly appreciate the tiny anti-IP rant in the middle of the video, and I'm looking forward to a full video on it eventually
It was so fucking great, i almost stood up and salute.
The algorithm delivered me here and it's the best thing it has done for me in years. SUBBED
Man the amount of alliteration is phenomenal
07:47 Have you 3d printed a Filling Funnel which perfectly stacks in the top of the smallest box for spill free filling of tiny things?
I thought about it, along with a sorting tray with recessed slots. One of those things that just didn't make it in time
I was thinking the slide glass would break until I realized I was thinking about the cover slips. Now those will break if you breathe on them wrong.
We probably already broke some just by talking about them here on TH-cam.
That smooth way the liquid films the cover and the plate together when you make a sample is totally worth it every time tho :3
I don't know about #gridfinity, but this is one of the most entertaining videos I've seen all month. We have a few AD Ultra HD 4Ks who run a few 3D printers, making spacecraft parts at ASU. I hesitate to ask, but how do you store cables?
I also want to know this. You can only Roadie Wrap and hang on hooks so much
Dunno about zach, but I do labeled ziplock gallon sized bags in a clear tote. Label the tops and its real easy to rifle through, pull the bag you want, and shove it back. Within the bag, every cable has its own velcro ties, so that they don't self-knot.
Had this system for years, best I've found so far.
@@jippenfaddoul Thanks, I use the exact same system. I've used comb hangers and spools, but the ziplocs always win.
Have you ever tried toilet paper and/or paper towel rolls? They hold most small cables.
@@RobertMorgan small cables are easy, but what about big cables?
This is my first watch of this guy and I have never fallen in love so hard or so fast in my ADHD Aspie (ASD) life.
My god... did this guy take a breath in this entire video. Really useful info, just coming to this hobby recently, so may start small and grow from there.
I don't think this is a good project ...
I think it's one of the most awesome things I've ever seen in the 3d printing community of all time.
Thank you so much Zack. The only think I didn't like is that you have only 309 thousand subs. You deserve millions!
Cheers from Brazil
That jordan peterson joke was underated, I unsubbed and resubbed then hit the like button 5 times for that
For real, who knew our boy was an impressionist.
this has very quickly become my favourite channel and im totally addicted to gridfinity thank zack
FPV pilot here. Just now stumbled into Gridfinity. Going to be 3d printing for months, but I'm so stoked on this system. Thanks for sharing!
Also-thanks for keeping that 100% entertaining. Fucking hilarious, dude...
I'm a boilermaker and love my tools but HATE that toolboxes and chests are just big flat drawers and tools are able to just roll around getting frisky with each other. I hate a chaotic toolbox, I need organisation, and to utilize space and volume to it's best capacity. (off the shelf items just don't do it for me) I also design in Solidworks. Guess it's time to buy a printer!
FYI, I did watch Alex's videos back then, but I already have a fastener chest with tons of bins. So if it means anything, seeing YOUR video has inspired me!
Oh! and with your marker holder, change it so they are stored lid down, that way the tips are always wet and don't dry up, you'll get much longer life out of them =)
I just stumbled on this - from my cookie group if you can believe it 😮 and I think you are my new hero!
I’m saving to buy a 3D printer next year - I’m looking at the Prusa!
Thank you, thank you 💕💕
I work at Lowes and that big black magnum marker is really useful for marking stuff that needs to be seen from the ground. I love big black markers
The script alone was worth the like! Nicely done and very much appreciate the work put into this
I honestly gasped and recoiled when Zack grabbed the soldering iron, got me good.
This is the first video of yours I've watched and I had to Unlike it just so I could Like it again. I never, EVER watch YT videos without skipping most of them. I watched every second of this masterpiece and never once felt the urge to skip ahead or even run it at 2x speed. Well done sir, you've earned another subscriber!